2023 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING
The official psych sheets for the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships were released Wednesday, along with the cut line, qualified relays and a list of alternates should there be scratches.
The competition is scheduled for March 22-25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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There were sure to be changes to our initial cut line projections on Tuesday, as NC State had 19 swimmers fast enough to earn an invite to the meet, one more than the maximum roster size of 18.
The Wolfpack ended up scratching at the freshman Kyle Ponsler from their lineup, which hit the Auburn freshman Danny Schmidt up in the meet due to their placings in the 400 IM.
In addition, Auburn entered junior Evan McInerney into the meeting after he was absent from the pre-selection of psychology sheets. This offends Albert Masterwas expected to be the last man yesterday, out of the meeting, although he remains the first alternate.
McInerny is the 19th seed in the men’s 200 fly (1:42.77), while Schmidt is now 31st in the 400 IM (3:42.99).
Initially, with NC State having 19 swimmers qualify, Mestre was expected to get an invite by virtue of his 50 free placing, as was Ponsler in the 400 IM. Now with Ponsler out, Schmidt moves up a spot in the 400 IM, while McInerny takes over the position previously held by Mestre.
Auburn will now bring a 12-man roster to Minneapolis in a few weeks, tying them with Stanford for the sixth most qualified swimmers.
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Top seeds by event:
- 50 Free – Jordan Crooks (TENN), 17.93
- 100 free – Bjørn Seeliger (CAL), 40.90
- 200 Free – Grant House (ASU), 1:30.67
- 500 Free – Gabriel Jett (CAL), 4:09.66
- 1650 Free – Levi Sandidge (SLEEP), 14:31.47
- 100 to go – Adam Chaney (FLOR), 44.17
- 200 to go – Destin Lasco (CAL), 1:36.94
- 100 breast – Aleksas Savickas (FLOR), 50.73
- 200 breast – Leon Marchand (ASU), 1:47.67
- 100 planes – Youssef Ramadan (VT), 43.93
- 200 Airplanes – Gabriel Jett (CAL), 1:39.27
- 200 IM – Leon Marchand (ASU), 1:37.81
- 400 IM – Leon Marchand (ASU), 3:31.57
- 200 Free Relay – Florida1:14,19
- 400 Free Relay – Cal2:45.67
- 800 Free Relay – Arizona State6:06.30
- 200 Medley Relay – Tennessee1:21.43
- 400 Medley Relay – Florida2:59.48
Adding the five relays, 14 of the top 18 seeds belong to either Cal, Arizona State or Florida, with the Bears and Sun Devils tied for the most with five. Additionally, only one event, the 100 fly, has a top seed not coming out of either the SEC or the Pac-12.
OFFICIAL SUPPLANT LIST
- Alberto Mestre, Florida – 50 free, 7:21 p.m
- Jonny Affeld, Stanford – 200 IM, 1:43.16
- Christian Bart, Oakland – 100 breast, 51.91
- Kaique Alves, Alabama – 200 free, 1:32.93
- Panos Bolanos, Nevada – 200 back, 1:40.64
- Jonah Harm, Navy – 100 fly, 45.58
- Maxwell Edwards, Virginia – 100 back, 45.72
- Haakon Naughton, Arizona – 200 fly, 1:42.60
- Robin Hanson, Cal – 200 free, 1:33.01
- Ben Dillard, USC – 200 breast, 1:53.18
The list of alternates gets a bit of a shake-up after Ponsler’s scratch, with Mestre now the first alternate, a position Jonny Affeld was expected to join yesterday. Arizona’s Haakon Naughton is bumped from his expected spot as second alternate down to eighth due to the addition of McInery in the 200 fly.